A Running Taxonomy of Ta-Nehisi Coates Freakouts
by evanmcmurry
I’ve identified four so far, and the book just came out. Feel free to add your own!
* Professional Jealousy (Freddie DeBoer, Cornel West): upset over Coates’ success.
* Race-Based Panic: (that Federalist article, the right): upset at African-Americans achieving positions of cultural prominence formerly reserved for the William F Buckley types.
* Identity Politics: (the left) upset over Coates’ perceived lack of intersectionality.
* David Brooks: (David Brooks) upset because the stick up his ass has a stick up its ass.
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David Brooks could use some company in his category, but it appears George Will has been on vacation.